Dance Event Shines in Middlesex County Hall
A successful dance was held last night in the Center hall with managers William Staples Frank Harrington and Ab bott Livingston directing. Visitors include Louise Bowler Andover Laura Harding Bridgewater and Miss Douglass Lexington visiting Miss Edna Gault at Wamesit. John Leary son of Patrick is seriously ill at East Tewksbury.
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William Staples
Frank Harrington
Abbott Livingston
Louise Bowler
Andover
Laura Harding
Bridgewater
Douglass
Lexington
Edna Gault
Wamesit
John Leary
Patrick
East Tewksbury
WCTU Rally At Hillside Church Tuesday Evening
The W C T U will hold a rally at Hillside church Tuesday evening. The Lowell Y W C A members will present autoharp solos quartettes and a secretary Miss Bennett will give an address. Pastors of three churches and Miss Mac Brayne of Lowell schools will also speak.
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Hillside Church
Lowell
Miss Bennett
Mac Brayne
Emerson Suffers Knee Fracture In Local Accident
Chelmsford report details Herbert H. Emerson the town hall and school janitor fracturing his knee after a Friday noon fall while walking from home to the school building. The injury will keep him home for several weeks as neighbors note his robust character. A letter from Mountain View Cal recounts warm weather and early pea planting setting records. Other notes mention Nettie Stevens in Bryn Mawr awaiting a doctorate next June and Er Marshall’s steady condition. Harry Parkhurst sells coal easily though a recent loss of about two tons occurred en route.
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Herbert H. Emerson
Mr. Emerson
A. Stevens
Mountain View
Cal
Stevens
L. Taylor
Westford
Nettie Stevens
Bryn Mawr
Er. R. Marshall
Harry L. Parkhurst
Death of little Waldo Whidden a West Chelmsford tragedy
In West Chelmsford the death of five year old Waldo A. Whidden is mourned. He showed a sweet disposition and bravery during an appendicitis and an operation, but Vital signs failed after Monday. A private service was held at L F Whidden home with Rev N W Matthews and Rev C P Hiller officiating. Floral tributes expressed community sorrow. Burial followed in the village cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo A. Whidden
L. F. Whidden
N. W. Matthews
Lowell
C. P. Hiller
David Billson
Paul Quist
Dunstable Dance Cancelled After Accidents and Cold Snap
The town announces a dance in Parker's hall on Thursday night December 18. Bertie Parkhurst sustained both ankle sprains after being caught in a saw carriage at Jacob Parkhurst's saw mill. The extreme cold has frozen many water pipes.
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Parker's Hall
Bertie Parkhurst
Jacob Parkhurst
Carlisle notices bring Honey theft, milk quarantine and church plans
In Carlisle J C Wetmore found 70 pounds of honey in the Hatch house on Boston road near Chester Duren. Captain H W Wilson had a hand cut requiring eight stitches. Several herds are under quarantine due to mouth and foot disease. Exempt milk producer Captain Wilson with over 600 cows, Arndt Larson and others adopt precautions. Barn signs forbid entry without permission. Herbert Chamberlin and family visited New Salem relatives. Unity guild next Sunday will be led by Miss Etta Rose on Giving. Unitarian Sunday school to hold Christmas service Dec 21st with Orthodox church planning a fair jointly with Unitarian society to celebrate.
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J. C. Wetmore
Chester Duren
Boston
H.W. Wilson
Braley
Concord
Capt. Wilson
Arndt Larson
Herbert Chamberlin
New Salem
W. B. Chamberlin
Unity Guild
Etta Rose
Unitarian Sunday School
Zist
Sebra D. Bartlett
Unitarian Society
Littleton Newsin Merged Local Notes and Visits
In Littleton and nearby towns residents engage in daily routines and minor events. Mridport hosts a steam heat plant installation by Pit hburg parties for OA Kimball while Clinton visitors Mr and Mrs Frank Hartwell spent Sunday with relatives. Edward Brown visits his father George Brown as Robbinas, Henry Robbins and families join Newton trip. Young People’s guild discusses following Jenur’s laws of sacrifice. Health board notes cattle recuperating and not yet slated for slaughter. Carpenters prepare a large poultry house for W H Tenney. News Home areas report country freezes. W R C meeting reelects all officers. Mrs Sara Richardson remains senior vice president. Mrs Ida remains involved.
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Board of Health
W. H. Tenney
Sara Richardson
Mra
Ida
Harmony at Durkee club meeting with officers listed
Durkee club held a well ordered session with officers including junior vice president Durkee, secretary Mrs Mary Sawyer, treasurer Miss Nellie Hall, chaplain Mrs Harriet Hart, conductor Mrs Sarah Hutchins, guard Mrs Minnie Charlton, and delegates Mrs Harris and Mrs Bertha White. The meeting proceeded in a businesslike parliamentary manner.
Westford Unitarian Concert and Grange News
At the Westford Unitarian church a Sunday evening concert will feature support from Mrs Daisy Shaw Merritt and Miss Carmichael with Miss Lane on violin. The grange meets Thursday December 18 for a short play A Picked Up Dinner and officers were elected for the year, including Willey M. Wright master and Flora Wright secretary. Winter brings a coal wave shortage remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian Church
Robinson Hall Union
Daisy Shaw Merritt
Berry brothers visit. cold week in South Chelmsford
South Chelmsford reports a brief visit by Mr. Reuben Berry of Chicago to his brother Mr. Warren Berry. The Farther Lights held a missionary service in the vestry Sunday evening. Mr. William Lapham and family are visiting Albany. Temperatures fell to 12 to 18 degrees below zero Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Berry
Chicago
Warren Berry
William Lapham
Albany
Funeral of Mrs Emily Sweatt in Graniteville
The funeral for Mrs Emily Sweatt widow of the late Samuel Sweatt was held from her home Friday December 5 at 1 30 pm. Rev Charles Nicklin officiated with singing by Miss Margaret Carmichael. Interment was in Fairview cemetery Westford. The report notes her cheerful, charitable nature and lists floral tributes and bearers.
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Emily Sweatt
Samuel Sweatt
Charles Nicklin
M. FE
Margaret Carmichael
Jesus
Ella
Helen Gerrisn
Frederick Sargent
Miss Drake
Grace Lawrence
Forge Village
Arthur Chariton
W. G. Blodgett
David Shattuck
William Welch
Fairview Cemetery
Westford
Richardson
Smallpox Hill
Boston & Maine
St. Catherine's Church
Michael F. Callahan
H.e
Sunny South topics and club notes amid December meetings
Nineteen Hundred club in Billerica met December 4 with Miss Clemens presiding. Members discussed The Sunny South and readings on Washington and New Orleans. Christmas fair, whist gathers, and holiday refreshments followed as plans for a January 18 meeting were announced.
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Nineteen Hundred Club
Jeannie Sprulding Tyler
Miss Clemens
Miss Brooks
South
Luella M. Wiers
Mabel B. Holden
Washington
Luella M. Bull
New Orleans
Mardi Gras
Margaret M. Wright
Florida
Mise Clemens
Miret Roptiet
Gladys
Than
Klele DeLong
Page
Spaulding
Bhees
West Acton News From The Universalist Church Events
The community reports Nellie Holton’s funeral at the Universalist church with Rev Rice officiating despite snowy weather. Notes on recent gatherings include the Women’s Christian Temperance Union meeting led by Mrs Elen A Holbrook, trips to Gettysburg, and a Virginia cave with stalagmites. The Universalist church ladies host an annual supper and fair featuring Maud Huntington Benjamin and local talent. Ex-Attorney General H M Knowlton remains seriously ill at home in Marion as family hopes for his recovery.
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Nellie Holton
Universalist Church
Mr. Rice
Charles Holton
Nellie
Frederick Hapgood Nash
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Boston
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Elen A. Holbrook
Maud Huntington Benjamin
Geo. Hoitt
South Acton
H. M. Knowlton
Sumime
Marion
Lee Knowlton
West Acton
Blondin Case Presses Defense as Trial Hears Expert Testimony
Closing evidence for the prosecution is followed by defense opening. Attorney Owens outlines alibi and room access claims while Dr. Bell and Dr. Ewing testify on autopsy methods and decapitation possibilities. The court addresses jurisdiction and admissibility as new witness Sullivan testifies about a letter allegedly remailed from Blondin.
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Blondin
John J. Lussier
New York
Owens
Suffolk
Canada
THE
Defence
Blondins
Matthews
Howard Street
Green Street
DR. Bell
Robert E. Bell
Mr. Owens
Heil
Local residents share moving news and Thanksgivings in town
STOW notices reveal families closing homes for winter in Weston and moving to Maynard and Gleasondate areas. Several residents return from summer visits to Hudson and Halem, with Thanksgiving visits noted. Mrs. Lena Robinson wed in town. Rev J Moulton officiated. Kolomon H Brooks of Worcester died from exposure and alcoholism. burial funded by town after failed search for kin.
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George D. Pushee
Weston
Richard Moscrop
Hudson
Eugene Lawrence
D. FE. Atwood
M. A. Tower of Lyon
N.S. Pletcher
Me. Sheafe
Hac
Christophobia and China’s Denationalizing Missionaries
Francie H. Nichole argues in the Atlantic that Chinese Christian recruitment is hindered less by hatred than by foreign methods. Missionaries press for conversions that deny Chinese heritage, demanding denationalization and foreign forms of worship, provoking resistance from loyal compatriots who revere ancestors and tablets.
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China
H. Nichole
The Matter with Courier CNTize Want Ads
Courier feature urges readers to use CNTize for all want ads highlighting ease and reach with quick posting and broad audience. Mentions improved visibility and simple process for individuals and businesses seeking buyers or staff.
Samuel Learns to Hear the Lord in Early Calls
A devotional study on 1 Samuel 1 14 highlighting Samuel's rising call to serve God. The piece reflects on Eli's faults and Samuel's faithful listening, urging readers to seek God's voice through Scripture, prayer, and fellowship. It emphasizes spiritual fellowship among believers, unity over division, and the blessing that comes from a church united in faith.
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American Press Association
Samuel
Eli
Lil
God
Samel
Israel
Heaven
Earth
Adam
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Moses
Chii
H. Doyle
Jesus Christ
Christ
United Church
The Pastor's Opportunity at Northield Conference
John Willis Baer urges pastors to keep Young People's societies vibrant through self sacrificing leadership. Outsiders cannot solve local issues. pastors must lead, inspire, and deepen motives, as the key service opportunity for their congregations.
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John Willis Baer
Northield
Welcome carved in twelve languages on Dr Clark’s porch
Rev W Knight Chaplin notes the hospitable symbol at Dr Clark’s home where the main porch girders bear the word Welcome in a dozen languages, signaling famed hospitality. The inscription reflects a universal greeting displayed in multiple tongues on the exterior.
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Dr. Clark
Rev
W. Knight Chaplin
Loyalty of the Christian Endeavorer Quote
A brief bulletin quotes President Roosevelt on two kinds of loyalty the lips and the heart and hands. It frames devotion as a moral measure for Christian Endeavorers and calls for sincere, active fidelity.
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President Roosevelt
Pledge Central to Christian Endeavor Says World
Christian World and Dunning praise the Christian Endeavor society as a valuable church agent and an outgrowth of the church. Criffiths notes its long history including graveyards and battlefields while Rev. Dr. Francis B. Clark calls its constitution a flexible chrysalis keeping growth within bounds.
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Christian Endeavor Movement
Christian World
Christian Endeavor Society
Church
Gale Row: Christian Endeavor Work and Union Activities
The text notes questions on Christian Endeavor work and outlines Union details. It mentions Lock Box 674 Binghamton Ohio and the Philadelphia union as the largest local union, first to adopt the correspondence committee plan for welcoming strangers. New York state union adds a Bible study superintendent to its officers.
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Binghamton, N
H. R
Ohio
Philadelphia Union
New York
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